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At the commencement of the day, we saw on the road two Kabyls, similar to the soldiers of Jugurtha, whose harsh appearance powerfully allayed our fancy for wandering. In the evening we witnessed a fearful tumult, which appeared to be directed against us.
He ought not to be so weak as he is; still, he may last some time, with your good care." Katherine took her needle-work and settled herself to keep watch by the old man. The doctor's inquiry for Mr. Newton had startled her, but his subsequent words allayed her fears. "He may last for some time," conveyed to her mind the notion of an indefinite lease of life. Mr.
Bayne was surprised at that; but he was a man who always allayed irritation on the spot. "Rely on it, there's some reason," said he. "Perhaps he has not got settled. I'll go for him directly." "Thank you," said the young lady. Then in the same breath, "No, take me to him, and perhaps we may catch him carving cross thing!"
There was a pause. Lady Calmady rose. The young man spoke with conviction, yet her anxiety was not altogether allayed. "Impossible," he repeated. "Pretty mother don't disquiet yourself. Trust me. To tell you the truth I have felt to-day is it very foolish? that I should like some one of my own age for a little while, as don't you know a playfellow." Katherine bent down and kissed him.
Guerin's was one of the largest sugar works on the island; its destruction entailed a heavy loss. The mud which overwhelmed it followed the beds of streams towards the north of the island. The alarm in the city was great, but it was somewhat allayed by the report of an expert commission appointed by the Governor, which decided that the eruption was normal and that the city was in no peril.
In consequence of this we were simply saluted kindly, but not warmly, and we followed the gentlemen to the breakfast-room, where a rousing fire in the great fireplace, and a most appetizing breakfast awaited us, which our long tramp in the bitter morning air had prepared us to enjoy most thoroughly, notwithstanding the mental disturbance which could not be allayed, until confession had been made and forgiveness granted.
The chief's suspicions seemed to be allayed. But in truth this chief, with the wonderful sagacity natural to Indians, had observed matters which totally escaped the young braves, and, like a wily old fox, he waited to see which cub would prove the keenest. Not one of them, however, noted anything unusual. They sat around the fire, ate their meat and parched corn, and chatted volubly.
"But I am glad that he is out of the country, and shall see to it that he doesn't come back," said the king. His Majesty had talked too long, for Frances had learned that his suspicions of her love of Hamilton were not allayed, despite his pretense to the contrary. "I care not where he be so long as he doesn't trouble me," answered Frances, sighing.
And it is not the desire of possessing me for I should never have refused myself to you, but it is the wish to make me unsightly. You felt affection for them, with all your aversion to me, and in spite of your ignoble fears, which were momentarily allayed by your pleasure in seeing me lose my symmetry. "Oh! how often have I noticed that joy in you! I have seen it in your eyes and guessed it.
Explanation was offered by the Texan, who argued that the wind had hauled, and being then abeam had given her a list to starboard. This, while not wholly satisfactory to the more experienced, allayed the fears of the women there were two or three on board beside the widow who welcomed the respite from the wrench and stagger of the previous hours.
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